Safety commission likely to secure GP patient prescribing data after NPS funding axe
NPS MedicineWise is calling for a review of the federal budget decision
De-identified prescribing data from more than 4000 GPs are expected to be handed over to Australia’s main safety agency after the Federal Government axed funding for NPS MedicineWise.
On Wednesday, NPS MedicineWise called for a review of the budget decision to axe its taxpayer funding — worth some $25 million a year — arguing it could undermine patient safety.
The charity said it was likely that its MedicineInsight bank of GP data would be transferred to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, along with control of its website and apps.
The databank currently collects detailed prescribing information from 460 GP practices, covering 4000 GPs and 2.5 million patients.
